Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-14
FAULKNER
Held the Winning Number in
the Senatorial Contest.
THE LONG UNCERTAINTY DER,
And the Election by the Legislature is
Ratified.
MEETING OF SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Eminent Contestants Argue Their Cases
at Length,
AND The NAN FROM BERKELEY WINS.
He Receives the Unanimous Support Of
the Committee Take His
AND The NAN FROM BERKELEY WINS.
He Receives the Unanimous Support oi
the Committee viii Take His
Seat This Week.
The ARGUMENTS In THE CASE.
Mr.. Lucas Makes a Lengthy Address in
Support of His ClaimS-Mr. Faulk-
ners Reply-0ther News at
the Capial-In the Senate
and House.

Special T,'sgrWn 20 tie Register.
WASHINGTON, December 13. - The
West Virginia Senatorial contest was yir-
tually settled to-day by the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections agree
iug by n unanimous vote, late this after
noon, TO report in tayor OF seating Judge
Faulkner. The committee met this morn
ing and heard lengthy legal argument
from Hon. DAn. Lucas, the contestant,
who did not finish until the hour for the
Senate to convene, when The committee
took recess until O'clock. to hear
Faulkner present his side of the case.
Promptly at the hour named the commit
tee recOnyened, and a REGISTER rep
reseutitivc was permitted to remain
in the committee room aud
listen TO Mr. Faulkner's address. He had
promised TIE committee that he would not
consume more than fifteen minutes Of their
time in making his argument, and neces.
sarily was compelled to 20 over the import
ant points he had selected to present TO the
committee in q very hurried manner.
FAULKNER'S ARGUMENT.
However, Judge Faulkner made very
strong argument, snj one which evidently
impressed the committee that the new
Senator from West Virginia is man of no
ordinary ability. As an orator and for
sound legal argument Mr. Faulkner Ger
taiuly showed to-day that he is the peer OF
anv of those 10 whom he addressed HIM
self TwUcr three times he was interrupt
ed by nIr. Lucas who desired to correct the
speaker, when he alleged that he was not
quoting tho Jefferson county aspirant cor
rectly, but it aiways turned out that the
failure 70 quote his remarks exact were
only incorrect iQ the most technical de
gree. The Chairman at last intimated
that the points OF difference made by Lu-
cAs, were quite immaterial and that he be-
Heyed that the entire committee thorough
ly understood Mr.. Faulkuer's meaning.
SENATOR KENNA WAS PRESENT
at both sessions Of the comnitte, but took
no part in itS deliberations. The speeches
of bOth Lucas and Faulkner were an
elaboration of their respective briefs, and
the arguments which have already been
thoroughly digestcd by tue readers of the
REGISrEE. Immediately after c0nciud-
ing ms argument, Senator Faulkner,
accompanied by Senator Kenna left
ths committee room, aud the COM
mite at Cnge began to dis
cUSs the caSe. The consideration, how
ever. lasted less than half an hour, and
whena ,oty maS had it was found that the
committee Was unanimous in the opinion
that Nj. Faulkuer was entitled 10 the seat.
1t is probable, that unless a written report
is 20 be made. the committee will report the
case back TO the Senate tomorrow, aud
move thut the
OATH BE ADMINISTERED
to Nir. Faulkner II, however, it is decid-
ed TINT = written report must be made, the
swearing in f2rmality may possibly lie de-
ferrcd until Thursday, but it is the general
impression tonight that verbal report
will be presented as soon as the Senate
conyeues tomorrow at noon, when Senator
Hear viii move that Mr.. Faulkner be
sworn. From the nrst tbers has been no
other opinion expressed on either side than
but Faulkner would be admitted.